diff --git a/mk2rbc/cmd/mk2rbc.go b/mk2rbc/cmd/mk2rbc.go
index 0f030d3ea..7bb0246be 100644
--- a/mk2rbc/cmd/mk2rbc.go
+++ b/mk2rbc/cmd/mk2rbc.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func init() {
 
 var backupSuffix string
 var tracedVariables []string
-var errorLogger = errorsByType{data: make(map[string]datum)}
+var errorLogger = errorSink{data: make(map[string]datum)}
 var makefileFinder = &LinuxMakefileFinder{}
 var versionDefaultsMk = filepath.Join("build", "make", "core", "version_defaults.mk")
 
@@ -339,9 +339,7 @@ func convertOne(mkFile string) (ok bool) {
 		WarnPartialSuccess: !*noWarn,
 		SourceFS:           os.DirFS(*rootDir),
 		MakefileFinder:     makefileFinder,
-	}
-	if *errstat {
-		mk2starRequest.ErrorLogger = errorLogger
+		ErrorLogger:        errorLogger,
 	}
 	ss, err := mk2rbc.Convert(mk2starRequest)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -456,10 +454,8 @@ func printStats() {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if *verbose {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%-16s%5d\n", "Succeeded:", nOk)
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%-16s%5d\n", "Partial:", nPartial)
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%-16s%5d\n", "Failed:", nFailed)
+	if *verbose && (nPartial > 0 || nFailed > 0) {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Succeeded: ", nOk, " Partial: ", nPartial, " Failed: ", nFailed)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -468,11 +464,18 @@ type datum struct {
 	formattingArgs []string
 }
 
-type errorsByType struct {
+type errorSink struct {
 	data map[string]datum
 }
 
-func (ebt errorsByType) NewError(message string, node parser.Node, args ...interface{}) {
+func (ebt errorSink) NewError(sourceFile string, sourceLine int, node parser.Node, message string, args ...interface{}) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s:%d ", sourceFile, sourceLine)
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, message, args...)
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr)
+	if !*errstat {
+		return
+	}
+
 	v, exists := ebt.data[message]
 	if exists {
 		v.count++
@@ -497,7 +500,7 @@ func (ebt errorsByType) NewError(message string, node parser.Node, args ...inter
 	ebt.data[message] = v
 }
 
-func (ebt errorsByType) printStatistics() {
+func (ebt errorSink) printStatistics() {
 	if len(ebt.data) > 0 {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Error counts:")
 	}
diff --git a/mk2rbc/mk2rbc.go b/mk2rbc/mk2rbc.go
index 0e39c3222..183f19075 100644
--- a/mk2rbc/mk2rbc.go
+++ b/mk2rbc/mk2rbc.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ type Request struct {
 	RootDir            string    // root directory path used to resolve included files
 	OutputSuffix       string    // generated Starlark files suffix
 	OutputDir          string    // if set, root of the output hierarchy
-	ErrorLogger        ErrorMonitorCB
+	ErrorLogger        ErrorLogger
 	TracedVariables    []string // trace assignment to these variables
 	TraceCalls         bool
 	WarnPartialSuccess bool
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ type Request struct {
 	MakefileFinder     MakefileFinder
 }
 
-// An error sink allowing to gather error statistics.
-// NewError is called on every error encountered during processing.
-type ErrorMonitorCB interface {
-	NewError(s string, node mkparser.Node, args ...interface{})
+// ErrorLogger prints errors and gathers error statistics.
+// Its NewError function is called on every error encountered during the conversion.
+type ErrorLogger interface {
+	NewError(sourceFile string, sourceLine int, node mkparser.Node, text string, args ...interface{})
 }
 
 // Derives module name for a given file. It is base name
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ type StarlarkScript struct {
 	warnPartialSuccess bool
 	sourceFS           fs.FS
 	makefileFinder     MakefileFinder
+	nodeLocator        func(pos mkparser.Pos) int
 }
 
 func (ss *StarlarkScript) newNode(node starlarkNode) {
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ type parseContext struct {
 	fatalError       error
 	builtinMakeVars  map[string]starlarkExpr
 	outputSuffix     string
-	errorLogger      ErrorMonitorCB
+	errorLogger      ErrorLogger
 	tracedVariables  map[string]bool // variables to be traced in the generated script
 	variables        map[string]variable
 	varAssignments   *varAssignmentScope
@@ -1031,7 +1032,7 @@ func (ctx *parseContext) parseCondition(check *mkparser.Directive) starlarkNode
 func (ctx *parseContext) newBadExpr(node mkparser.Node, text string, args ...interface{}) starlarkExpr {
 	message := fmt.Sprintf(text, args...)
 	if ctx.errorLogger != nil {
-		ctx.errorLogger.NewError(text, node, args)
+		ctx.errorLogger.NewError(ctx.script.mkFile, ctx.script.nodeLocator(node.Pos()), node, text, args...)
 	}
 	ctx.script.hasErrors = true
 	return &badExpr{node, message}
@@ -1554,11 +1555,12 @@ func (ctx *parseContext) carryAsComment(failedNode mkparser.Node) {
 // records that the given node failed to be converted and includes an explanatory message
 func (ctx *parseContext) errorf(failedNode mkparser.Node, message string, args ...interface{}) {
 	if ctx.errorLogger != nil {
-		ctx.errorLogger.NewError(message, failedNode, args...)
+		ctx.errorLogger.NewError(ctx.script.mkFile, ctx.script.nodeLocator(failedNode.Pos()), failedNode, message, args...)
 	}
 	message = fmt.Sprintf(message, args...)
 	ctx.insertComment(fmt.Sprintf("# MK2RBC TRANSLATION ERROR: %s", message))
 	ctx.carryAsComment(failedNode)
+
 	ctx.script.hasErrors = true
 }
 
@@ -1675,6 +1677,7 @@ func Convert(req Request) (*StarlarkScript, error) {
 		warnPartialSuccess: req.WarnPartialSuccess,
 		sourceFS:           req.SourceFS,
 		makefileFinder:     req.MakefileFinder,
+		nodeLocator:        func(pos mkparser.Pos) int { return parser.Unpack(pos).Line },
 	}
 	ctx := newParseContext(starScript, nodes)
 	ctx.outputSuffix = req.OutputSuffix